How to Be a Literary Sensation: A Quick Guide to Exploiting Friends, Family and Facebook for Artistic Gain

By Krishna Shastri Devulapalli

You have a potential bestseller, but you're sick of stumbling around, manuscript in hand, begging publishers to look at it? You're a published writer who has sold exactly three copies of your book, of which two are to your mother?

Fear not. From India's Certified Number One Non-Bestselling Humour Writer comes the ultimate self-help book for writers. Find out everything you wanted to know about being a literary sensation but you couldn't ask CB because he has blocked you.

Discover the must-know publishing terms for every Indian writer, the writerly art of exploiting family and friends, the connection between veg bondas and bestsellers, how to be a lit fest scene-stealer, why the Nagin Dance is a must-have literary skill, publishing trends to watch out for, copyright-free bestseller ideas, and other best-kept secrets of Indian publishing.

Get this guide. Get two, in fact, and hide the second one. From that pesky neighbour of yours who is writing a book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9351772225
• ISBN13: 9789351772224
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"